It’s formal debut is coming next week, along with a “new category” from the brand, but the Rocky Mounts MonoRail Swing went ahead and introduced a new type of rack by combining a swing-away design with their tray-style hitch racks. That means full access to rear doors, lift gates, hatches and trunks.
It’s only for 2″ hitches and comes standard to carry two bikes at a time, with a third bike add-on available. The tray style design holds the wheels in place while the telescoping arm clamps down on the front to keep anything from 20″ to 29er wheels secure. And it does that without touching the frame or fork, even on fat bikes with a Bluto fork. Spacing between the bikes is roomy, too, keeping 197mm spaced fat bikes from getting too cozy…
It has a proprietary anti-wobble chromoly hitch tube that’s lightweight and corrosion resistant, a locking hitch pin, and a cable lock. Retail should be $529.95, with the third bike add-on running $149.95. There’s also a non-swinging version, simply called MonoRail, that’ll come in 1.25″ and 2″ hitch mount versions and retail for $369.95.
